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28 The descendants of Issachar, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and up, everyone able to go to war:(A)

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28 From the descendants of Issachar:(A)

All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.

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23 The descendants of Issachar by their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites; 24 of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.(A) 25 These are the clans of Issachar by the number of those enrolled: sixty-four thousand three hundred.(B)

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23 The descendants of Issachar by their clans were:

through Tola,(A) the Tolaite clan;

through Puah, the Puite[a] clan;

24 through Jashub,(B) the Jashubite clan;

through Shimron, the Shimronite clan.

25 These were the clans of Issachar;(C) those numbered were 64,300.

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  1. Numbers 26:23 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text through Puvah, the Punite

23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob,
    no divination against Israel;
now it shall be said of Jacob and Israel,
    ‘See what God has done!’
24 Look, a people rising up like a lioness
    and rousing itself like a lion!
It does not lie down until it has eaten the prey
    and drunk the blood of the slain.”(A)

25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all, and do not bless them at all.”

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23 There is no divination against[a] Jacob,
    no evil omens(A) against[b] Israel.
It will now be said of Jacob
    and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’
24 The people rise like a lioness;(B)
    they rouse themselves like a lion(C)
that does not rest till it devours its prey
    and drinks the blood(D) of its victims.”

25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”

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  1. Numbers 23:23 Or in
  2. Numbers 23:23 Or in

Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the Issacharites shall be Nethanel son of Zuar,(A) with a company as enrolled of fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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The tribe of Issachar(A) will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.(B) His division numbers 54,400.

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14 Issachar is a strong donkey,
    lying down between the sheepfolds;
15 he saw that a resting place was good
    and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to the burden
    and became a slave at forced labor.

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14 “Issachar(A) is a rawboned[a] donkey
    lying down among the sheep pens.[b](B)
15 When he sees how good is his resting place
    and how pleasant is his land,(C)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden(D)
    and submit to forced labor.(E)

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  1. Genesis 49:14 Or strong
  2. Genesis 49:14 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags

13 The children of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Jashub,[a] and Shimron.

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  1. 46.13 Compare Sam Gk: MT Iob

13 The sons of Issachar:(A)

Tola, Puah,[a](B) Jashub[b](C) and Shimron.

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  1. Genesis 46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Puvah
  2. Genesis 46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Num. 26:24 and 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Iob

18 Leah said, “God has given me my hire because I gave my maid to my husband,” so she named him Issachar.[a]

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  1. 30.18 In Heb Issachar resembles the word for my hire

18 Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.”(A) So she named him Issachar.[a](B)

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  1. Genesis 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for reward.